Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Ruth Rose

1896–1978 (age 82)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Ruth Rose (1896-1978) was a Somerville-born screenwriter and actress known for adventure films.

Frank Rosenfelt

1921–2007 (age 86)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Frank Rosenfelt was an American film executive who guided MGM during pivotal moments in its mid-20th-century history.

Herbert Ross

1927–2001 (age 74)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Director and choreographer Herbert Ross (1927–2001) brought dance-infused films like ‘The Turning Point’ to life p...

Gena Rowlands

1930–2024 (age 94)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Madison-born actress Gena Rowlands, respected for her collaborations with John Cassavetes, passed in 2024 and was laid t...

Lady Rowlands

1904–1999 (age 95)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Lady Rowlands (1904–1999) was a Fort Smith-born actress and mother of filmmaker John Cassavetes, remembered for her pe...

William Sackheim

1919–2004 (age 85)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

William Sackheim was an American film and television producer and writer known for his work on socially conscious projec...

Hans Schumm

1896–1990 (age 94)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Stuttgart-born Hans Schumm became a character actor in American film and television, often portraying European figures.

Alston Scott Householder

1904–1993 (age 89)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Alston Scott Householder was a Rockford-born mathematician renowned for the Householder transformation used in numerical...

Vivienne Segal

1897–1992 (age 95)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Vivienne Segal (1897–1992) was a Philadelphia-born Broadway and film actress and singer renowned for her work in music...

Anne Seymour

1909–1988 (age 79)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Anne Seymour was an American actress known for her extensive work in television and film spanning several decades.

Peter Shaw

1918–2003 (age 85)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Peter Shaw was a British-American actor and producer who later managed the career of his wife, Angela Lansbury.

Dorothy Shay

1921–1978 (age 57)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Dorothy Shay (1921-1978) was a Jacksonville-born singer and actress known as 'The Yodeling Blonde Bombshell.'

Sidney Sheldon

1917–2007 (age 90)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Sidney Sheldon (1917–2007), the novelist and television producer, was buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemeter...

Ed Simmons

1919–1998 (age 79)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Ed Simmons (1919–1998) was a vaudeville performer and writer best known for his work in comedy and radio.

Richard Simmons

1948–2024 (age 76)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Richard Simmons is a fitness guru and motivational personality known for his flamboyant style and Sweatin’ to the Oldi...

Sam Simon

1955–2015 (age 60)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Sam Simon was a television writer and producer who co-developed "The Simpsons" before dedicating his later years to phil...

Robert Slatzer

1927–2005 (age 78)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Robert Slatzer was an American writer most notable for his controversial claim of having married Marilyn Monroe.

Sara Sothern

1895–1994 (age 99)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Sara Sothern (1895–1994) was an Arkansas City-born actress and the mother of actress Elizabeth Taylor.

Tam Spiva

1932–2017 (age 85)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Tam Spiva (1932–2017) was an American television writer whose scripts helped shape family sitcoms in the 1960s and 197...

Robert Stack

1919–2003 (age 84)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Robert Stack was an American actor and television host best known for portraying Eliot Ness and fronting Unsolved Myster...

Sage Stallone

1976–2012 (age 36)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Sage Stallone was a Los Angeles-born actor and filmmaker who followed his father into cinema with roles in films such as...

Patrick Stansfield

1943–2014 (age 71)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Patrick Stansfield (1943–2014) of Cleveland is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.

Walter Stanton

1855–1943 (age 88)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Walter Stanton (1855-1943) was an American businessman and civic leader.

Ray Stark

1915–2004 (age 89)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Film producer Ray Stark (1915–2004) shepherded such classics as ‘Funny Girl’ into existence before his burial at W...

Kay Starr

1922–2016 (age 94)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Kay Starr was a pop and jazz singer whose career spanned over six decades and produced hits like “Wheel of Fortune.”

Houseley Stevenson Jr.

1914–1997 (age 83)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Los Angeles-born Houseley Stevenson Jr. was a soulful character actor whose career included stage, film, and television ...

Dorothy Stratten

1960–1980 (age 20)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Dorothy Stratten was a Canadian Playboy Playmate and actress whose tragic death became the subject of the film 'Star 80'...

Danny Sugerman

1954–2005 (age 51)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Danny Sugerman (1954-2005) was an American rock manager and author best known for guiding The Doors’ legacy and writin...

Jennifer Syme

1972–2001 (age 29)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Jennifer Syme was an American actress and personal assistant whose life and tragic death drew widespread media attention...

Zivia Syrkin Wurtele

1921–2019 (age 98)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Zivia Syrkin Wurtele (1921–2019) of New York City is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.

Marion Talley

1906–1983 (age 77)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Don Taylor

1920–1998 (age 78)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Don Taylor (1920–1998) was an actor-turned-director known for roles in films like 'Stalag 17' who rests at Westwood Vi...

Kent Taylor

1906–1987 (age 81)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Kent Taylor was an American actor with a long career in film and television spanning from the 1920s through the 1980s.

Irene Tedrow

1907–1995 (age 88)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Denver-native Irene Tedrow was a character actress in radio, film, and television whose career stretched across more tha...

Rosemary Theby

1892–1973 (age 81)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Rosemary Theby (1892-1973) was a St. Louis-born silent film actress.

James Thomas Aubrey, Jr.

1918–1994 (age 76)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

James Thomas Aubrey, Jr. (1918–1994) ran MGM and later CBS Television as a studio executive and is buried at Westwood ...

Marshall Thompson

1925–1992 (age 67)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Marshall Thompson (1925–1992) was a character actor best known for his roles in adventure serials and is buried at Wes...

Dan Tobin

1910–1982 (age 72)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Dan Tobin was an American character actor known for his roles in film and television during the mid-20th century.

Ernst Toch

1887–1964 (age 77)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Ernst Toch was a Vienna-born composer and music theorist who emigrated to America and lived from 1887 to 1964.

Alvin Toffler

1928–2016 (age 88)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

New York City-born futurist and author Alvin Toffler, whose writings shaped modern visions of technological change, died...

Mel Tormé

1925–1999 (age 74)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Mel Tormé (1925–1999) was a jazz singer and composer nicknamed "The Velvet Fog" and is interred at Westwood Village M...

Lynn Townsend White

1907–1987 (age 80)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Lynn Townsend White was an American historian and scholar known for his work on the history of technology and medieval h...

Helen Traubel

1899–1972 (age 73)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Helen Traubel (1899–1972) was an American dramatic soprano celebrated for her Wagnerian roles and is buried at Westwoo...

Les Tremayne

1913–2003 (age 90)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Les Tremayne (1913-2003) was an English-born American actor famed for his rich voice and prolific career in radio, film,...

Kelly Troup

1962–2002 (age 40)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Kelly Troup (1962–2002) was laid to rest at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery after a life spanning four decades...

Frank Tuttle

1892–1963 (age 71)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Frank Tuttle was a New York City-born screenwriter and film director who lived from 1892 to 1963.

George Tyne

1917–2008 (age 91)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

George Tyne (1917–2008) was an American stage and screen actor and director who is interred at Westwood Village Memori...

Michael V. Gazzo

1923–1995 (age 72)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Michael V. Gazzo, born in Hillside, was a versatile actor and playwright best known for his Oscar-nominated turn in The ...

Sigrid Valdis

1935–2007 (age 72)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Sigrid Valdis (1935–2007) was an American actress from Bakersfield best known for her work on television and buried at...

Renata Vanni

1909–2004 (age 95)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Renata Vanni (1909–2004) was laid to rest at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery after a long life that concluded ...